Serving clients ages 5–21 and their families

I work with kids and teens who have communication challenges — and with the families who support them. Below is a guide to the areas I specialize in. If you're not sure whether your child's needs are a good fit, the best next step is a quick phone call.

Speech & Language

  • Errors on specific speech sounds or reduced intelligibility
  • Understanding directions or following instructions
  • Listening or reading comprehension
  • Vocabulary and word-finding challenges
  • Grammatical errors
  • Organizing and expressing thoughts and ideas
  • Higher-level skills like inferential reasoning and verbal problem solving

Social Communication & Pragmatics

  • Conversational and play skills
  • Perspective taking and nonverbal communication
  • Navigating the social aspects of school and peer relationships
  • Self-advocacy skills for neurodivergent communicators

Autism Spectrum Disorders

  • Support to develop self-advocacy skills and understanding for navigating a neurotypical world
  • Parent and family services to better understand and support a neurodivergent communicator

Executive Function

  • Communication challenges related to ADHD
  • Cognitive communication skills and flexibility
  • Time management, organization, and planning

Literacy & Learning

  • Early literacy and phonological awareness
  • Reading fluency, accuracy, and comprehension
  • Spelling skills
  • Getting ideas out in written form
  • Language-based learning disabilities including dyslexia

Learn more about Reading & Spelling →

Feeding

  • Picky or restricted eating habits
  • Messy or slow eating, or difficulty managing age-appropriate textures

I work with medically stable clients. If your child has severe feeding challenges including unsafe swallowing or failure to thrive, please speak with your primary care provider about a referral for interdisciplinary feeding services such as those offered through OHSU.

Parent Coaching

  • Strategies to support communication development at home
  • Help navigating evaluations, diagnoses, and school systems
  • Care coordination and team building across providers
  • Support for families feeling overwhelmed — let's talk priorities

Learn more about Parent Coaching →

Consultative services without direct therapy are available. Note: indirect services without the client present are typically not billable to insurance.

Evaluations

  • Comprehensive assessments to identify your child's specific profile of strengths and challenges
  • Evaluation to inform therapy planning, school support, or referrals
A note about ADHD As someone diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, I have a particular understanding of how ADHD shapes communication, learning, and daily life. I work with kids whose ADHD affects their communication and language skills — and also with kids who have the potential to benefit from services but find it hard to engage with traditional therapy approaches. I bring flexibility, creativity, and genuine empathy to this work.

About us…

Every client is unique, so our collaborative therapy plan will be too. Book a 15-minute no-charge Zoom appointment to talk about your needs, and we can decide together if we might be a good fit. Whether you’re newly seeking services or feel like you’ve tried it all, I will work to meet you where you are.

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